On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 83 56 .597 --
Orioles 77 63 .550 6.5
Yankees 70 71 .496 14.0
Indians 65 70 .481 16.0
Brewers 61 80 .433 23.0
Tigers 54 85 .388 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 56 .597 --
Royals 79 61 .564 4.5
Rangers 69 73 .486 15.5
White Sox 68 73 .482 16.0
Twins 65 72 .474 17.0
Angels 64 78 .451 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 60 .568 --
Cardinals 74 66 .529 5.5
Phillies 74 67 .525 6.0
Mets 73 67 .521 6.5
Cubs 66 76 .465 14.5
Expos 61 78 .439 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 94 47 .667 --
Dodgers 75 67 .528 19.5
Giants 70 71 .496 24.0
Padres 64 78 .451 30.5
Braves 62 80 .437 32.5
Astros 54 89 .378 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwight Evans 5
2 John Mayberry 4
2 Don Money 4
2 Rico Petrocelli 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Larry Parrish 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
4 Dwight Evans 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Mayberry 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Bird 1.75
2 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.89
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.89
5 Frank Tanana 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
4 Doug Bird 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Bill Madlock .363
3 Ted Simmons .335
4 Bob Watson .328
5 Fred Lynn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 32
2 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Greg Luzinski 31
2 John Mayberry 31
5 Dave Kingman 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 106
2 Johnny Bench 103
3 Tony Perez 97
4 Jim Rice 94
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Jim Palmer 2.18
3 Randy Jones 2.23
4 Don Gullett 2.24
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 21
2 Jim Kaat 20
2 Jim Palmer 20
4 Catfish Hunter 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 228
2 Tom Seaver 211
3 Gaylord Perry 200
4 Bert Blyleven 196
5 Andy Messersmith 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 24
2 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Rollie Fingers 19
4 Rawly Eastwick 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .471
2 Andre Thornton .467
3 Jim Rice .458
4 Dusty Baker .415
5 Mark Belanger .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 7
2 Ron Cey 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
4 Jose Cruz 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thurman Munson 15
2 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Jerry Morales 14
2 Tony Perez 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Al Bumbry 6
3 Jose Cardenal 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Dick Drago 0.69
3 Tom Seaver 0.75
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.77
5 Burt Hooton 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Pete Falcone 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 46
2 Ed Halicki 39
2 Frank Tanana 39
4 Bert Blyleven 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .417
2 Tony Perez .398
3 Jose Cardenal .386
4 George Foster .384
5 Dwight Evans .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 Andre Thornton 9
3 Ron Cey 8
4 Cliff Johnson 7
4 John Mayberry 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 28
2 Jorge Orta 25
2 Larry Parrish 25
4 Leroy Stanton 23
5 Jose Cardenal 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Wilbur Howard 11
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.21
2 Rich Gossage 1.27
3 Frank Tanana 1.41
4 Paul Splittorff 1.47
5 Jim Bibby 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 7
1 Tom Seaver 7
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 Dale Murray 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 64
2 Frank Tanana 63
3 Ed Halicki 62
4 Tom Seaver 57
5 Gaylord Perry 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Rawly Eastwick 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Bill Madlock .360
3 Ted Simmons .340
4 Fred Lynn .335
5 Bob Watson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Dave Kingman 33
3 Reggie Jackson 32
3 Greg Luzinski 32
3 John Mayberry 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Greg Luzinski 118
3 Tony Perez 112
4 Ted Simmons 111
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Davey Lopes 67
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.18
2 Frank Tanana 2.19
3 Jim Palmer 2.25
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.35
5 Andy Messersmith 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Tom Seaver 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Don Sutton 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 272
2 Tom Seaver 251
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Bert Blyleven 240
5 Gaylord Perry 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 24
2 Al Hrabosky 23
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Rawly Eastwick 19
4 2 others tied 19